#7242DB#7242DB

#7242DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.219 H 291.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7242DB
RGB	rgb(114, 66, 219)
HSL	hsl(259, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(259, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.9%, 69.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.13, 54.87, -70.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.13, 89.70, 307.71°)
OKLab	oklab(52.54% 0.0797 -0.2035)
OKLCH	oklch(52.54% 0.219 291.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.6702, 12.5875, 68.2919)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7242DB #ABDB42

analogous

#425EDB #7242DB #BF42DB

triadic

#7242DB #DB7242 #42DB72

tetradic

#7242DB #DB425E #ABDB42 #42DBBF

square

#7242DB #DB425E #ABDB42 #42DBBF

split-complementary

#7242DB #DBBF42 #5EDB42

monochromatic

#3D1A89 #5424BC #7242DB #9875E5 #BFA9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#7242DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#7242DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7242DB

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7242DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7242DB	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50698A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7242db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 66, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.219 291.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a37ae7',
    500: '#7242db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7242db;
$custom-light: #a37ae7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7242db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.824,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52535,
    "c": 0.21857,
    "h": 291.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7242DB

secondary

#C8DC9D

accent

#EB3DB4

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #7242DB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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